https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 21 Aug 2026 21:57:37 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/milk-after-bedtime-teeth-brushing#post-1303983 Fri, 27 Dec 2013 23:27:59 +0000 Rainbow Sprinkles 1303983@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We brush before milk and my LO is 19 months.</p> <p>Oh well! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/milk-after-bedtime-teeth-brushing#post-1303968 Fri, 27 Dec 2013 23:04:17 +0000 bpcmarj 1303968@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>From what I understand, having BM on the teeth is not the same as food/juice/etc. we nurse until drowsy still at almost 20 months so we brush her teeth before we go into her room for diaper, Jammies, and nursing. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/milk-after-bedtime-teeth-brushing#post-1303963 Fri, 27 Dec 2013 22:57:40 +0000 birdofafeather 1303963@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>i'm not worried about BM and tooth health like @chopsuey: there is no way i'd brush teeth in the MOTN! :P </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/milk-after-bedtime-teeth-brushing#post-1302197 Thu, 26 Dec 2013 22:00:22 +0000 ALV91711 1302197@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Maybe brush in the morning too? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/milk-after-bedtime-teeth-brushing#post-1302190 Thu, 26 Dec 2013 21:55:54 +0000 chopsuey 1302190@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I never worried about giving dd bm after teeth brushing! Almost 3 and no cavities! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/milk-after-bedtime-teeth-brushing#post-1302170 Thu, 26 Dec 2013 21:44:21 +0000 mrbee 1302170@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We brush their teeth twice... once after bath, and then again after a bottle! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/milk-after-bedtime-teeth-brushing#post-1302108 Thu, 26 Dec 2013 21:24:12 +0000 Sparkler 1302108@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I wouldn't worry about it until you bottle wean! A few of my friends are dentists and they say falling asleep with a bottle is the worst! Otherwise, just move the milk before teeth brushing to create good habits! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/milk-after-bedtime-teeth-brushing#post-1302086 Thu, 26 Dec 2013 21:14:52 +0000 Beehive 1302086@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We just started doing this (LO is 14 months old). We don't do a MOTN feeding, but we switched up his bedtime routine to brush after his evening nursing. Before it was pjs, nursing, bed, and now we do pjs, nursing, teeth, story, bed. It's been a couple weeks since we started doing this, and now whenever I take him into the bathroom he says "feefth". It takes him a little longer to fall asleep that it used to, but it's been working out pretty well.</p> <p>For the MOTN feeding, is she falling asleep while eating? Maybe you could keep a night light in the bathroom and quickly brush her teeth in the dim light after the feeding?</p> <p>ETA - do you need to do the brushing during the bath? We just give LO his own toothbrush to hold and he's happy for us to brush his teeth with the other toothbrush. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/milk-after-bedtime-teeth-brushing#post-1302071 Thu, 26 Dec 2013 21:07:12 +0000 dolphin 1302071@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>So at DD's one year wellness appt our doctor said we shouldn't feed her after we brush her teeth. We always brush her teeth during bath, then jammies, storytime, bottle/nurse, sing, in bed. She also wakes up once in the middle of the night for a quick nursing session. I can't figure out how to NOT feed her after brushing. I suppose I could give her a bottle before bath but that MOTN feeding is gonna be hard. Do you guys not give your LO any milk after brushing?? Oh yeah, and I guess I need to figure out how to bottle wean too. Ha! </p>